I've read a lot of books over the years but never really read any on the princes, only just seen them in passing in other books. So this was my first book on the centuries-old mystery of what happened to the two English princes. The author puts forth a good view of the subject and I found it extremely interesting.

I've always been absolutely transfixed with all things British history, and the princes in the tower mystery figure highly up there. The one thing that I felt could be switched is the title. Because the book entails so much more than just that mystery. It was very well research and very interesting. I had a couple of really great evenings reading it, and I enjoyed it. Kudos to the author on well-researching and presenting it in an excellent way that made it interesting and giving information that I I was unaware of. I loved it and definitely recommend this book.

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An amazing historical book. I've always been fascinated by this story of the princes and this book really hit the spot.

This book was thoroughly researched and packed with information.
A fascinating read, that provided me with a new insight into this mystery.
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

“The Killer of the Princes in the Tower: A New Suspect Revealed” by MJ Trow is a book which covers the disappearance of two boys during the summer of 1483 that has never been satisfactorily explained to this day. Those boys were Edward, Prince of Wales, who was nearly 13 at the time, and his brother, Richard of York, nearly 10. With their father, Edward IV dying suddenly at 40 years old, both boys had been catapulted into the spotlight of fifteenth century politics, which were bloody and unpredictable in equal measures. Generations have grown up believing that their wicked uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was responsible for the death of his nephews in a bid to claim the crown for himself. Over the past 500 years, three men in particular have been under suspicion of the boys’ murders - Richard of Gloucester; Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond; and Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham but the evidence against them remains scant.

The death of the Princes in the tower is an historical event that has always troubled me. How does anyone not know? Why has no one been successful in uncovering the truth? As a fan of history, it continues to plague me and I genuinely don’t belong to any one particular ‘camp’ when it comes to who I believe was responsible for their deaths. That’s why this book appealed to me so much - apart from having an avid interest in everything Tudor, a book written from a different perspective with no bias towards any one culprit, it was an interesting case study and has opened up many more motives and possibilities for what really happened back in 1483 and why.

An extremely engrossing and thought provoking take on the case of the Princes in the Tower, and one which I would highly recommend to all history fans and readers who enjoy a classic real life “whodunnit”. My sincere thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.